Lab Report

lab report is a document that provides essential details on what took place inside the laboratory

condensed version of the experiment.

as a general rule, an abstract of a lab report must 200-300 words utmost.

highlights the need/s as to why the experiment will be conducted

gives the background information and primary motivation of the experiment

discusses related theories and defines key concepts

outlines the investigation question and objectives

materials describes the equipment and materials used in terms of how much or how many of these materials and equipment are needed for the conduct of the experiment

outlines the specifics of setting up the materials

provides the difficulties encountered and how they were solved are discussed

Procedure is where you intend to describe what you actually did in the experiment

in writing the procedure you are opt to use the past tense of the verb because you are reporting something that you already did/conducted

where you present the main data collected during your experiment

shows what was obtained in the experiment conducted

provides a brief explanation for each graph

provides analysis and interpretation of the raw data

relates the result of the experiment to scientific theories and principles

discussion interpolates the result as relative to experiment objectives and statement of the problem

includes any unforeseen results/occurence in the conduct of the study

restates the experiment’s objectives, the methods uses, the salient findings, and the knowledge acquired

details on where you took your information as cited in the laboratory report